Cranford Students Earn Princeton Scholarships

CRANFORD, NJ - A pair of Cranford students will have the burden of their bills eased a bit this fall, earning some of the $90,000 the Princeton Area Community Foundation has awarded area high school and college students.

“We want to thank our generous donors who have created scholarship funds, which allow us to help these outstanding students,” said Jeffrey M. Vega, President & CEO of the Community Foundation. “We also want to congratulate the students on their achievements and wish them success as they continue their education.”

The Community Foundation awarded $40,550 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors, and renewed another $52,100 in scholarships for college students who will be returning to class in the Fall.

In Cranford, a one-year $1,000 Macklin Soccer Scholarship was awarded to Michael Carracino who is attending Gettysburg College. Fellow Cougar Jennifer Flynn has earned a $1,000 Macklin World Language Scholarship for one year to use at Marywood University.

In addition to the more than $90,000 in scholarships, another $5,000 was awarded through the Thomas George Artist Fund Award to Cara Giddens, who recently completed her studies at The College of New Jersey.

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